<font> Tag Parameters

On our web page we can wrap a section of text in the <font> tag. This enables us to define the size of the text and the colour of the text. Some of the parameters associated with the <font> are given in the table below: 

Tag	Options	Description
size	numeric(1,2,3)	A numeric value is used to represent the size of the font. The sizes are proportional to one another, 4 being larger than 1.
size	relative (+1)	This enables a section of text to be made larger or smaller relative to the current fornt size. For example if the surrounding text has been set to size 2 then <font size="+1">bigger</font> creates a larger section.
size	Fixed (10pt, 12pt, 9px)	The font size is defined absolutely. Typically this is represented either in points or in pixels. Values ranging between 10 and 14 are most commonly used.
color		The colour option is specified either as the RGB colour values, for example #ff0000 is red, or as one of the recognised named colours. A list of named colour values is to be found in this article.
face	tahoma, arial, times	This parameter is not globally supported. To specify the font face provide a comma separated list of fonts beginning with the most important one. When selecting fontts it is advisable to select those which are most commonly supported on computers.

Examples

<font color="#0000ff">Blue</font>Blue

<font color= #ff00ff"size="4">Magenta Size 4</font>Magenta Size 4

<font color="#0000ff" face= "tahoma,verdana">Blue</font>Blue

In this article I have covered the parameters associated with the HTML <font> tag. Further effects are possible using the CSS options, but that will have to wait for another article.

NAT November 2005